Not able to install phpMyAdmin - ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket...
I am new to Ubuntu. I am using 18.10
I have already installed LAMP to develop a website on localhost
I am trying to install phpmyadmin but it is giving me error as follows
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
I have searched for the solution but nothing fruitful
I tried to install mysql server but it is also not happening
apache2 mysql lamp 18.10 phpmyadmin
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I am new to Ubuntu. I am using 18.10
I have already installed LAMP to develop a website on localhost
I am trying to install phpmyadmin but it is giving me error as follows
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
I have searched for the solution but nothing fruitful
I tried to install mysql server but it is also not happening
apache2 mysql lamp 18.10 phpmyadmin
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Can you connect to the mysql service from the terminal usingmysql -u <database_user> -p
?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:17
I haven't created any database. For that same reason, i wanted to install phpMyadmin
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:19
you don't need to create one to connect to mysql!
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:21
I am coming from Windows, There I had WAMP where I could just start/ stop/ launch phpMyadmin/ Apache etc. just by clicking the icon. Since I shifted to Linux, I installed LAMP, then I realize I will need to install phpmyadmin so I tried and got the above error.
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:24
Did you provide the mysql password to the phpmyadmin install process?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:38
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I am new to Ubuntu. I am using 18.10
I have already installed LAMP to develop a website on localhost
I am trying to install phpmyadmin but it is giving me error as follows
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
I have searched for the solution but nothing fruitful
I tried to install mysql server but it is also not happening
apache2 mysql lamp 18.10 phpmyadmin
New contributor
I am new to Ubuntu. I am using 18.10
I have already installed LAMP to develop a website on localhost
I am trying to install phpmyadmin but it is giving me error as follows
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
I have searched for the solution but nothing fruitful
I tried to install mysql server but it is also not happening
apache2 mysql lamp 18.10 phpmyadmin
apache2 mysql lamp 18.10 phpmyadmin
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Can you connect to the mysql service from the terminal usingmysql -u <database_user> -p
?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:17
I haven't created any database. For that same reason, i wanted to install phpMyadmin
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:19
you don't need to create one to connect to mysql!
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:21
I am coming from Windows, There I had WAMP where I could just start/ stop/ launch phpMyadmin/ Apache etc. just by clicking the icon. Since I shifted to Linux, I installed LAMP, then I realize I will need to install phpmyadmin so I tried and got the above error.
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:24
Did you provide the mysql password to the phpmyadmin install process?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:38
add a comment |
Can you connect to the mysql service from the terminal usingmysql -u <database_user> -p
?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:17
I haven't created any database. For that same reason, i wanted to install phpMyadmin
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:19
you don't need to create one to connect to mysql!
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:21
I am coming from Windows, There I had WAMP where I could just start/ stop/ launch phpMyadmin/ Apache etc. just by clicking the icon. Since I shifted to Linux, I installed LAMP, then I realize I will need to install phpmyadmin so I tried and got the above error.
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:24
Did you provide the mysql password to the phpmyadmin install process?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:38
Can you connect to the mysql service from the terminal using
mysql -u <database_user> -p
?– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:17
Can you connect to the mysql service from the terminal using
mysql -u <database_user> -p
?– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:17
I haven't created any database. For that same reason, i wanted to install phpMyadmin
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:19
I haven't created any database. For that same reason, i wanted to install phpMyadmin
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:19
you don't need to create one to connect to mysql!
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:21
you don't need to create one to connect to mysql!
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:21
I am coming from Windows, There I had WAMP where I could just start/ stop/ launch phpMyadmin/ Apache etc. just by clicking the icon. Since I shifted to Linux, I installed LAMP, then I realize I will need to install phpmyadmin so I tried and got the above error.
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:24
I am coming from Windows, There I had WAMP where I could just start/ stop/ launch phpMyadmin/ Apache etc. just by clicking the icon. Since I shifted to Linux, I installed LAMP, then I realize I will need to install phpmyadmin so I tried and got the above error.
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:24
Did you provide the mysql password to the phpmyadmin install process?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:38
Did you provide the mysql password to the phpmyadmin install process?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:38
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Can you connect to the mysql service from the terminal using
mysql -u <database_user> -p
?– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:17
I haven't created any database. For that same reason, i wanted to install phpMyadmin
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:19
you don't need to create one to connect to mysql!
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:21
I am coming from Windows, There I had WAMP where I could just start/ stop/ launch phpMyadmin/ Apache etc. just by clicking the icon. Since I shifted to Linux, I installed LAMP, then I realize I will need to install phpmyadmin so I tried and got the above error.
– Zubair Khan
Dec 30 '18 at 17:24
Did you provide the mysql password to the phpmyadmin install process?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 17:38